Transcript In 2002 the BBC did a poll where they named the top 100 Britons in history. It had many people you have probably heard of, including Isaac Newton, Princess […]
Episode – 0082 : Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Episode – 0082 : Isambard Kingdom Brunel Transcript In 2002 the BBC did a poll where they named the top 100 Britons in history. It had many people you have […]
Episode – 0081 : Point Nemo
Episode – 0081 : Point Nemo Transcript Have you wanted to get away from it all? I mean really, really, really, REALLY get away from it all?Then I have got […]
Episode – 0080 : Potpourri Vol II: The Frozen Four
Episode – 0080 : Potpourri Vol II: The Frozen Four Transcript Once again it is time to investigate the stories which are interesting, but not big enough to justify their […]
Episode – 0078 : All Roads Lead to Rome
Episode – 0078 : All Roads Lead to Rome Transcript You have probably heard the expression “All roads lead to Rome”.Well, it isn’t just a pithy saying to reference how […]
Episode – 0079 : The Global Positioning System
Episode – 0079 : The Global Positioning System Transcript Today, GPS devices that can determine where you are in the world have become ubiquitous. In fact, there is a very […]
Episode – 933 : The Lykov Family (Encore)
Transcript In 1978, a Soviet helicopter pilot flying over the forests of Siberia made an incredible discovery. Not far from the border of Mongolia, up the side of a mountain, […]
Episode – 0077 : The Lykov Family
Episode – 0077 : The Lykov Family Transcript In 1978, a Soviet helicopter pilot flying over the forests of Siberia made an incredible discovery. Not far from the border of […]
Episode – 178 : Nijmegen: The City That Remembers (Encore)
Transcript Located approximately 100km east of Rotterdam, the city of Nijmegen is a mid-sized Dutch city situated on the Waal river that few people outside of the Netherlands are familiar […]
Episode – 0076 : Nijmegen: The City That Remembers
Episode – 0076 : Nijmegen: The City That Remembers Transcript Located approximately 100km east of Rotterdam, the city of Nijmegen is a mid-sized Dutch city situated on the Waal river […]
Episode – 1111 : The Discovery of Fire (Encore)
Transcript When we think of what made human beings into human beings, one of the first things which come up is the discovery of fire.The control and use of fire […]
Episode – 0075 : The Discovery of Fire
Episode – 0075 : The Discovery of Fire Transcript When we think of what made human beings into human beings, one of the first things which come up is the […]
Episode – 0074 : Potpourri Volume I: Survival
Episode – 0074 : Potpourri Volume I: Survival Transcript In the course of doing research for shows, I often come across interesting facts that wouldn’t really make for an entire […]
Episode – 0072 : Who Discovered Calculus?
Episode – 0072 : Who Discovered Calculus? Transcript For the last 300 years, a debate has raged between mathematicians about who should be credited with the invention of calculus: Sir […]
Episode – 0073 : A Fist Full of Dollars
Episode – 0073 : A Fist Full of Dollars Transcript The currency in the United States is the dollar. You probably already knew that.It is also the name of the […]
Episode – 997 : Fallacious Reasoning (Encore)
Transcript We are often told that schools are where you learn how to think, not what to think. Sadly, almost no school curriculum deals directly with logic and the closely […]
Episode – 0071 : Fallacious Reasoning
Episode – 0071 : Fallacious Reasoning Transcript We are often told that schools are where you learn how to think, not what to think. Sadly, almost no school curriculum deals […]
Episode – 0070 : The Fosbury Flop
Episode – 0070 : The Fosbury Flop Transcript At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Dick Fosbury won the Gold Medal in the men’s high jump. He did it by […]
Episode – 0069 : An Incredibly Bright Idea
Episode – 0069 : An Incredibly Bright Idea Transcript Thomas Edison is often credited with the invention of the light bulb. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. If […]
Episode – 1298 : The Two-Hour Marathon (Redux)
Transcript Eliud Kipchoge is unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history. He’s won an Olympic Gold Medal, holds the world’s record, and has won 12 of the 13 marathons he […]